Vehicle-fender



(No Model.)

H. GLAWsoN.

VEHICLE FENDER. l No. 413,493.' Patented 001;. 22, 1889.

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' ATTDHNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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VEHICLE-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,493, datedV October22, 1889.

Application led August 12, 1889. Serial No. 320,444. (No model.)

in connection with the accompanying draw-V ings, in which- Figure l is aperspective View of the body portion of a buggy provided with myimproved fender, shown as projecting, hood-like, from the front edge ofthe buggy-top; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of the fender,showing the attaching pivot-clamp in side elevation; Fig. 3, a verticalsection of the pivot-clamp, showing a portion of the front buggy-bow indotted lines; Fig, 4, a plan of 'the pivot-clamp; Fig. 5, a face view ofthe under side of the fender, shown detached from the vehicle andprovided with its pivotclamp; Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 2, butshowing a modified form of a pivot-clamp 5 and Fig. 7, a rear elevationof this modified pivotclamp. Fig. 5 is drawn to a scale about doublethat of Fig. 1, and Figs. 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are enlarged.

In the drawings, omitting for the present any consideration of Figs. Gand 7, A indicates the body of a buggy; B, the buggy-top; C, the usualbows of the buggy-top; D, the fender, shown in Fig. 1 asl projectinginwardly and downwardly from the front of the buggy-top and forming afront hood thereto, this fender consisting of a light Inetallic frame ormargin, to which is affixed a light web formed, preferably, of leatheror rubber or other waterproof fabric upon the upper surface of thefender, and of cloth or other ornamental fabric upon the under surfaceof the fender, the preference being that the under surface of the fendervshould be of a material corresponding with the material with which thebuggytop is lined; E,a ball secured by means of a shank to the underportion of the top or the front bow ofthe buggy at the center of widthof the top, this ball forming a pivot by means of which the fender maybe attached in place and on which it is adjusted; F, the front. bow ofthe buggy; G, a pivot-clamp secured at the rear edge of the fender, atthe center of length thereof, and adapted to engage the ball E,wl1erebythe fender becomes united to the ball, so as to be adjusted thereon ormade rigid therewith or removed therefrom, as desired; II, the loose jawof the pivot-clamp, one end of this jaw being adapted to grasp one sideof the ball E, while the other end of the jaw is pivoted to the mainportion of the pivot-clamp, the pivot-clamp having a xed jawcorresponding with the pivot-j aw, so that the two jaws may close uponand grasp the ball;

J, a clamp-tightener consisting of a short lever provided with an oblongopening, engaging the shanks of both jaws of the pivot-clamp, thedimensions of this opening being such that when the tightener is turnedone Waythe opening will present its narrower dimension to the exteriorsurface of the j aw-shanks and cause theml to grasp the ball firmly,while when the tightener is turned the other way the longer dimension ofthe opening will permit the jaw-Shanks to separate sufficiently toloosen the jaws somewhat from the ball; K, Fig. l, a ball identical withball E, but secured to the side portion of one of the buggy-bows; L, asimilar ball at the back of the buggy at the top of the seat, and M asimilar ball secured to the dash of the buggy. The balls K, L, and M areintended simply to exemplify the fact that pivot-balls like ball E maybe attached to various parts of the vehicle wherever it is likely theattachment of the fender will be desired. These pivot-balls orequivalent pivot elements are to be provided wherever desired about abuggy or other Vehicle, and the fender can thus be attached convenientlyWherever an attaching-pivot has been provided. Y

In Fig. 2 the fender is illustrated as proj ecting outwardlyhorizontally beyond the front bow. In this position it is lirmly held bymeans of the pivot-clamp engaging the ball, therear edge of the fenderprojecting under the bow, so as to make a fair joint; By turning thetightener upwardly the clamp IOO will become loosened and the front edgeof the fender may be depressed to any angle desired, after which theclamp may be again tightened. The fender may be disposed in a verticalplane, if desired. In these adjustments of the fender the ball hasfurnished a pivot-connection whose axis is horizontal; but when thefender hangs vertically it may be revolved upon the ball, which thusfurnishes a vertical pivot. A half-revolution on this axis being givento the fender brings the water-proof face of the fender to the rear. Thefender may then be turned rearwardly and upwardly until it lies closelyup against the under surface of the buggy-top, in which condition itwill present its ornamental face to view and will not project at allbeyond the buggy-top. The universal character of the pivot permits of anoblique adjustment of the fender, so as to give greater protectionagainst the sun coming from one side of the buggy.

By turning the tightener so that the jaws are loosened from the ball andthen sliding the tightener forwardly on the shanks of the jaws the jawsmay be opened sufficiently to permit the clamp to be detached entirelyfrom the ball. The fender may then be readily attached to the ball K andadjusted thereon in most any position desired7 or it maybe attached toany other ball which may be provided about the vehicle. It may beattached to the ball L as a mere storage-place, or it may be attached tothe ball M and adj usted to any angle desired to serve as a mud-fender,the universal character of the attaching-pivot permitting thewater-proof side of the fender to be presented downwardly.

The ball-pivot which has been shown and described as an exemplificationof my improved manner ot' mounting vehicle-fenders furnishes anattaching-pivot with two axesone vertical and one horizontal. Two axesthus combined provide meansfora universal adjustment, and anyarrangement of such two axes at the center of one edge of the fenderwill exemplify my improved manner of mounting a vehicle-fender. Thus inFigs. 6 and 7 I illustrate a construction in which the two axes, whileacting together, are independent.

In this constructionN is apivot-hanger to be attached to the vehiclesimilarly tothe ball E. O is a pivoteclamp secured to this hanger by thethumb-screw P, which forms the hori zontal pivot of the clamp. Q is thevertical pivot of the clamp, attached to the fender D and united to theclamp by the thumbscrew R. By loosening screw P the fender may beadjusted on its horizontal axis, and by loosening screw R it may beadjusted on its vertical axis, thus permitting the oblique adjustment,and also permitting the fender to be turned up inside a vehicle-top withits inner side presenting downwardly.

claim as my inventionl. In a vehicle-fender, the combination,substantially as set forth, of a rectangular fender, a pivot-clampattached thereto at one of its edges, and a pivot xed to the front edgeof the vehicle-top and adapted to be separably engaged by saidpivot-clamp.

2.. In a vehicle-fender, the combination, substantially as set forth, ofa rectangular fender, a pivot-clamp attached to such fender at thecenter of length thereof at one edge, and a pivot ixed to the front edgeof the vehicletop and adapted to be separably engaged by saidpivot-clamp.

3. In a vehicle-fender, the combination, substantially as set forth, ofa fender having one water-proof face and one ornamental face, a pivotattached to the front of the top of the vehicle, and a pivotclampattached to one edge of such fender and adapted to engage said pivot insuch manner as to be capable of universal motion thereon, so that saidfender can be adjusted to angles with either of its faces upwardly.

4;. In a vehicle-fender, the combination, substantially as set forth, ofa pivot attached to the vehicle-top, a similar pivot attached to thevehicle-dash, a rectangular fender, and a pivot-clamp attached to oneedge of such fender and adapted to engage either of said pivots wheneither side of said fender is presented upwardly.

HIRAM CLAVSON.

Wlitnesses:

J. lV. SEE, E. A. BELDEN.

